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Recent Examples of motel
Authorities said Winstead's 3-month old baby drowned in a motel bathtub in Louisville on New Year's Day.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The family settled for a time in Seattle, where the couple purchased their first motel.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Above ground, the Meramec Cavern complex includes a campground and a motel, in addition to a zip line, climbing wall, and riverboat tours.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Once the plot gets rolling and the iconic shower scene unfolds, the focus shifts to the home and motel owned by Norman Bates and his mother.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The family settled for a time in Seattle, where the couple purchased their first motel.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2025
Above ground, the Meramec Cavern complex includes a campground and a motel, in addition to a zip line, climbing wall, and riverboat tours.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
Once the plot gets rolling and the iconic shower scene unfolds, the focus shifts to the home and motel owned by Norman Bates and his mother.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motel
Noun
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Guests not only enjoy discounts at the spa but also receive a complimentary wine tour experience or an authentic agave tasting.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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With a decade-long career as a director of a med spa and previous work as a medical esthetician, the world of aesthetics was not new to Belen.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Each BioLife location is built to resemble a private resort rather than a clinical setting, reflecting Jones’s belief that environment plays an essential role in healing and consistency.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Green Lake County’s 19,000 residents are predominantly white, churchgoing, and Republican, many of them farming, or working at gas stations and grocery stores, restaurants and lakeside resorts.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Booking travel is expensive these days, from the cost of trains or planes to paying for your luggage, lodgings and more.—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here, the ski-in, ski-out Hoshino Resorts Bandaisan Onsen Hotel offers lodgings at affordable prices and has several room configurations for groups or families.—
Adam H. Graham,
AFAR Media,
14 Oct. 2025
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To raise your luxe stay to the next level, reserve a Ceiba Club room or suite, an exclusive premium tier of accommodations and service.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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The logistics of coordinating international travel, visas, and hotel accommodations for a secret guest are far more complex than hiding someone domestically.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Because North Dakota winters can be brutal, keep in mind that while the park itself is open 24/7, some visitor centers, roads, and campgrounds may shut down or operate on reduced hours in snowy months.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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In July, trans man Noah Ruiz told Them he was assaulted and arrested at a campground after using a women’s bathroom at the instruction of the camp’s owner.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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Rajinikanth leads Coolie as Deva, a former labor leader who now runs a youth hostel.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2024
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Trixie found the motor inn, built in 1953, while scrolling through Zillow, and quickly began renovations in 2020 after purchasing it—a process documented on the show Trixie Motel.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
19 July 2024
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No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.—
Ray Hanley,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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